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  • past tense form of charm.
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charmed

American  
[chahrmd] / tʃɑrmd /

adjective

  1. marked by good fortune or privilege.

    a charmed life.

  2. Physics. (of a particle) having a nonzero value of charm.


charmed British  
/ tʃɑːmd /

adjective

  1. delighted or fascinated

    a charmed audience

  2. seemingly protected by a magic spell

    he bears a charmed life

  3. physics possessing charm

    a charmed quark

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of charmed

1250–1300; Middle English. See charm 1, -ed 2


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Along the way, we met many people who were both curious and charmed by the iconic conifers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Plus, Campari imports a sweeter, pink-hued aperitif to woo the crowd that hasn’t been charmed by Aperol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

On television, she charmed everyone from Carol Burnett to The Muppets to the “Designing Women.”

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

The movie “9 to 5” from 1980 settled her broadening stardom; acting alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in a comedy about three office workers who get even with an abusive boss, Parton charmed viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

“They hunted the charmed folk,” Gram said, eyes narrowing to a knife’s edge.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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